title: Other viral pneumonias: coronavirus, respiratory syncytial virus, adenovirus, hantavirus.
abstract: Severe viral pneumonia is an increasing problem among adults. The incidence and number of viruses known to cause pneumonia and respiratory failure have also expanded in recent years. This article provides an overview of severe respiratory disease caused by coronavirus, respiratory syncytial virus, adenovirus, and hantavirus. These emerging pathogens are easily overlooked and timely diagnosis requires a high index of suspicion and confirmation by molecular testing. Management of individual cases is mainly supportive and requires institution of appropriate infection control measures. Vaccines and effective therapeutics for these potentially devastating respiratory viruses are urgently required.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 30-32 Ngan Shing Street, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, China.
authors.forename: Nelson
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Salman T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Qureshi
mesh_terms: D000257:Adenoviridae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D018352:Coronavirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D018778:Hantavirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011024:Pneumonia, Viral / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy / Q000821:virology*; D011859:Radiography; D018357:Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy
keywords: Acute respiratory failure; Adenovirus; Coronavirus; Hantavirus; Immunocompromised host; RSV; SARS